插 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

chā HSK5

insert

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 臿 represents the sound.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

chā to separate the grain from the husk

Depicts using a pestle (午) to grind grain to be separated from its husk in a mortar (臼).

Regular Modern

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Baxter-Sagart	tsrheap	mə-[tsʰ]<r>op	insert

《說文》：“插，刺肉也。从手，从臿。”